Manufactured since 1993 by Japanese car manufacturer Nissan, the Quest is a minivan which is currently in its fourth generation.

During the first two generations of the Quest, the model was built in a joint venture with Ford, which marketed a rebadged variant as the Mercury Villager. Both minivans debuted at the 1992 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Back in 1993 the Nissan Quest was a new model made by Nissan to compete in the minivan segment. As the successor of the Axxess, which was sold in the United States in 1990 only and in Canada from 1990-1995, the Quest also replaced the rear-wheel drive Vanette, also discontinued in 1990.

During World War II, Nissan’s factories were dedicated to the production of engines, trucks and aircraft for the Japanese army, which was a major factor to become one of Japan’s most powerful companies.

Nissan merged with another Japanese automobile producer, Prince Motor Company, in 1966 and eventually the Prince tradename was permanently dropped. Nevertheless, such unification brought Nissan car range to... more